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1. It Started With A Smile by writing_for_marvel

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bridgerton (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   30 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Reader
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Reader
   • Lady Whistledown (Bridgerton)
   • Rebecca Barnes
   • Carol Danvers
   • Brock Rumlow
   • John Walker (Marvel)
   • Alternate Universe - Regency
   • Regency Romance
   • Inspired by Bridgerton (TV)
   • Alternate Universe - Bridgerton (TV) Fusion
   • Mutual Pining
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • True Love
   • Pining
   • First Meetings
   • Romance
   • Friendship
   • Love
   • Age Difference
   • Duke Bucky Barnes
   • Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug
   • First Kiss
   • Regency
   • Nobility
   • Rejection
   • Love Confessions
   • Idiots in Love
   • Falling In Love
   • Secret Relationship
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Protective Bucky Barnes
   • Bucky Barnes To The Rescue
   • Exchanging Notes

   Summary

   At the start of the new social season, Lady Whistledown predicts this will finally be the year solitary Duke James Barnes finds a wife. After a chance meeting at Lady Danbury’s ball, can you and the Duke overcome all obstacles thrown in your path by his scandalous past and your overbearing mother insistent against your match?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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